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Hydraulics Part 03 - Friction and Efficiency

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The amount of friction depends on the weight of the objects

a)

True

b)

False

2.
Rougher surfaces have ...
a)
greater friction
b)
less friction
c)
the same level of friction
3.
How does friction affect speed?
a)
more friction decreases speed
b)
more friction increases speed
c)
less friction decreases speed
4.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
5.
What does friction produce?
a)

color

b)
sound
c)
heat
6.
On which surface will a toy car travel the furthest?
a)
Carpet
b)
Polished Wood
c)
Ice
7.
Movers slide a box down the ramp of a truck.
What helps slow the box as it slides to the bottom of the ramp?
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
inertia
d)
magnetism
8.

The diagram represents a person using a spring scale to pull a wooden block up a ramp.The plastic straws were placed under the wooden block to

a)

decrease the mass of the block

b)

decrease the amount of friction

c)

increase the gravitational pull of the block

9.

Identify the force between the wheels of the cart and the ground surface that opposes forward motion of the cart

a)

Momentum

b)

Friction

c)

Magnetic

d)

Force

10.

Which force will decrease if the surface of the

ramp is made smoother?

a)

gravity

b)

magnetism

c)

friction

d)

electricity

11.

This type of force resist motion between two surfaces that are in contact with each other

a)

contact

b)

gravity

c)

friction

12.
What force ultimately slows the roller coaster to a stop?
a)
Applied
b)
Normal
c)
Friction
d)
Magnetic
13.
Which of these could increase the friction between objects?
a)
Thick air molecules
b)
Water
c)
A rough surface
d)
A smooth surface
14.
Greater friction causes...
a)
An increase in speed
b)
A decrease in speed
c)
Both of these
d)
Neither increase or decrease
15.

The wheels and gears of a machine are greased

in order to decrease

a)

potential energy

b)

efficiency

c)

output

d)

friction

16.

Can Friction be an opposing force?

a)

Yes, it slows objects down until they stop

b)

No, it can't stop objects

c)

Sometimes if the object has no mass

17.

The diagram shows a stationary cart on a friction-less surface. Two unequal opposing forces are about to be applied. If the unequal opposing forces are applied to the cart at the same time, what will occur?

a)

The cart will move to the left.

b)

The cart will move to the right.

c)

The cart will alternate between moving left

and right.

d)

The cart will remain stationary.

18.

Which of these explains how friction affects the speed of a moving object?

a)

Friction pushes objects to higher speeds

b)

Friction only affects speed in outer space

c)

Friction can slow down objects until they stop

19.

How much energy is wasted in this diagram?

a)

100 J

b)

75 J

c)

50 J

d)

25 J

20.

What type of energy is the wasted energy from a light bulb?

a)

Thermal

b)

Light

c)

Kinetic

d)

Nuclear

21.

If a roller coaster glides to a hill with 50 J of energy and 150 J of energy is lost to friction and heat. How much energy is wasted?

a)

100 J

b)

200 J

c)

50 J

d)

150 J

22.

A light bulb requires 20 J of electrical energy and converts 16 J to light energy and 4 J of energy is lost to thermal energy. What is the efficiency of the light bulb?

a)

80%

b)

4 J

c)

20 J

d)

16 J

23.

A washing machine uses 250J of electrical energy to produce 125J of useful energy. How efficient is it?

a)

5%

b)

50%

c)

55%

d)

100%

24.

Which bulb is the most efficient?

a)

Filament bulb

b)

LED light

c)

CFL lamp

25.

An iPhone charger coverts 75J of electricty in to 50J of charge and 25J of thermal energy. How efficient is the charger?

a)

10%

b)

100%

c)

33%

d)

67%